UVU 2021 Legislative Priorities:

Budget Priorities

Compensation and Mandatory Increases

  • Salary and health insurance increase, 100% funded (USHE $23.4M)
  • Mandatory cost increases to insurance premiums (USHE $3.9M)
  • Risk management rate increases (UVU $70,516)

 

Faculty Rank and Tenure Promotion (USHE $3.3M/UVU $328,000)

 

Performance-funding (USHE $22M/UVU $3.6M)

  • Retention and completion analytics and interventions $990K
  • Flexible education opportunities for timely completion $838K
  • Digital transformation $672K
  • Computer, engineering & technology program expansion $752K
  • School counseling program $312K

 

Growth (USHE $4.4M/UVU $3M)

  • Faculty and instructional/student support staff for high-demand, high-growth programs

 

Future Capital Facility Needs

  • College of Engineering and Technology building ($88M)

 

Retention and Completion

UVU is now implementing a new 4-year (2019–2022) completion plan that includes initiatives for a first-year advising center, data-driven interventions, pathways, general education, scheduling, faculty development, student communication, and high-impact practices.

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